The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-08-04

Appeals to the supreme court nave
been taken in the following cases:
A. NJ. Smith vs.. Board of County
Commissioners of Mobiles county. This
is the tree claim bounty case.
D. Walker vs.. A. NJ. Crosby.
Geo. Cooper vs.. l.. 8. Nelson.
This is about time to revive talk of
opening the boulevard around the lake.
Parties who have been over to the inlet
say that the water is so low in the arm
of the lake that the earth can lie
thrown up from the sides along good
part of the projected crossing.
Messrs. Harris and Sias, the former
from La Crescent and the latter from
Rochester, recently visited the fruit
farm of H. J. Ludlow, across the lake.
and pronounced his Tetofsky apples
the best they had seen in the state.
They assured Mr.. l.. tfsat his apples
would take tie first premium and he is
preparing to send samples to the South
ern Minnesota and the state fairs.
The Adrian Guardian intimates that
the Adrian baseball club will play the
W0rthingtOn club to zee who takes the
court house. The boys inform us that
fit is to turn on that Adrian will not
have so much as desk or pigeon-hole
toward it, much less whole court
house. The fact is, the WorthiDgton
club so far has beaten all the crack
clubs around here, and Adrian should
practice or 10 years first.
| Banker Dayton and Real Estate
| Agent Moulton have returned from a
business trip to Sioux City. They pass.
ed the ''hay line'' soon after leaving
this county, and heard of ten COWS
selling at one place in Iowa for 500.
Grass is king this time and hay is his
heir apparent. We do not believe that
too much can be put up this year. If
farmers can get it to market, it seems
that it must all be sold ut good prices.
Two men, who came up with Erich
Petersen from Cedar Falls, came to
rusticate and ''lo0k at the country. -
They had no idea Of buying on this
trip. But the beautiful crops. the vast
sea Of green prairie grass, tue copious
showers, and the green, lively appear
ance of all nature was too much for
them. They bought without any hest.
tation after taking one look at the
country.
In company with Lieut.. Plotts, we
made flying two.horse trip to Heron
Lake on Sunday last. and found the
town tore up'' with new buildings
and other evidences of growth. Had a
hearty Sunday dinner with Bro. Crap
sey's family and attended several inter.
esting spiritual meetings. Dropped
into the News Office and found Bro.
Eastwood surrounded by power press,
a ruling machine and a lot of new ma
chinery. making his one of the hest
printing Offices in the southwest.
Council met last evening. Hereafter
regular meetings will be held on the
first and third Wednesdays of eacl,
month.
At the former meeting bills were al.
lowed as follows: ]. Gordon, justice
fees, $3.50; IL. q. Sheprrd. board OF
equalization, $500; F. Lewis, stamps
and services, $500.
The tonic and Alternative properties
Of Ayers Ssrsaparilla are two we'll
known to require the specious aid OF
any exaggerated or fictitious certifi-
cate. Witnesses of the marvellous cures
effected by this preparation are today
living in every city and hamlet Of the
land.
We understand there is q "twire
famine" In Iowa. We have beard some
complaint here of a shortness in Irvine.
This is matter of some moment since
wire has been abandoned.
COUNTY FAIR. s
The executive committee of the AT
ricultural Society met on Saturday last
and decided to hold . county fair on